How our data makes a difference for organisations from charities to government.
End of life charity wants government to give terminally ill people early pensions
New IPPR report on health and prosperity uses Understanding Society
Bright Blue examines adequacy, accessibility and fairness of social security system
New report from the RSA highlights potential benefits of universal basic income
Institute for Fiscal Studies finds inheritances will grow as a share of income and increase inequalities
Monetary Policy Committee cites our data in findings on productivity and working from home
New case study: how government used our COVID-19 Survey to model changes in household income under furlough
Our data used in living standards, poverty and inequality report
How has Understanding Society been used by researchers, policymakers and analysts in the first ten years of the Study?
Understanding the impact of parenthood on measures such as income, hours worked and childcare.
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